Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-02-21
A PROSPEROUS TOWN.
Rapid Increase of POpu-
lation and Industries
I'm BUsY, THRIVING COTTON.
Whaf Has Been Done, Is Being
Deue-s.As it Was in the Be
ginning, is Now" Etc.

The town of Cotton. at the junction
Sof tine Southern Pacific, the AtchisHn.
Topeka and Santa Fe. the motor rail-
read. and the Riverside, Santa Ana and
Los angeles railways, fffty-eight miles
east of Los Angeles. IN tine center of the
north end of the Santa Ana valley, II
NOW coming 10 the fEunt as great CON-
srnercial town. For several years afser
ITS location it moved slowly IN the path
.nf progress until ths building OF rail-
WHY'S, that, IN addition ID Its great facili-
ties by rail east and west, gave it other
facilities north and south This re-
markable addition to the transportation
facilities of the town about three years
ago attracted the attsutiun OF capitalists
and manufacturers, who entered this Ia
xoredfield with arightgood xill and have
found great reward fur their invest
ments and senterprIss.
From a lirtls settlement of 600 per-
ssons before tins boom commenced, the
town of Cotton now contains 800 per
ssuns, ami the population Is rapl1ly IN
acrsasing.
During tine past year two large hotels
hnve been opened. tine West slide and
tine Davis House, the latter a fine, sh0wy
sedifiee at the railway junction. Kept by
DIR. Wilson; five handsome brick blocks
have heen finished and occupied, and
about 200 houses have bean erected f0r
tine rich and those IN moderate circum-
stances, and the two great lumber yards
are constantly busy IN supplying DSlld-
ing materials
One of the hest of brick kilns is CON-
sstgntly crowded with orders, althOu IA 1T
turns out 10, 0o0 brick per day OF very
superior quality.
The new lumber manufacturing and
planing mill of the Pioneer Lunhsr and
Milling Company Is now complete and
-rroudsd win work 1t Il without
doubt the best yet made IN the State.
All the machinery Is massive and strong,
lof the best iron and steel, and ru1s
without Jar and friction All persons
gEho lear TO enter snch an esraS lishment,
ON the old plan, with it's bewildering,
ffyinp hands that catch the Clothes OF
men and women and hurl them to de-
zstruction, will be delighted To see this
mill I'M which all the shsfting Ii In the
hascment where there are NO visitors or
workmen. The blnsss peep through tine
floor. seize polished pulley and wEiri
III in its appointed work till the director,
with a gentle touch, says, ''Ihus lar and
mo farther, and tine flying piniOns cease
1oroll. such a change IN tine arrange
ment Us q step IN the right direction.
During the Year the California South
ssrn Rail~ ay nave erectsd three railway
buildings at Cotton Junction, and the
Southern Pacific Company sre HOW at
work IN erecting q round house and tnrn-
table for the throng OF locomotives thai
rs used IN it's immense business at this
rplace. In addition to tins improve
meut the Southern Pacific Company u
now laying 6000 fest OF side track to ac-
acommaCate its increasing business and
will soon build a large passenger depot
ON rhe site of the old building, which
will he removed sastwardly and used II
warehouse.
An enormous warehouse of brick and
iron, covering two acres or ground nj
the iuncrion of the A., I. L b f. snd
the southern Pacific Company. Is to bs
erecotu Ilfsrr plli1S WtAA sA AAAo1O- v =.
sciIitiss for storage OF propsrty and aa.
vanees thereon.
The motor railway from Cotton to
San Bsrnardino, built by Col E. W.
Button, Is a fine success 1t Is DOING .
fine business. The great Cotton i get
ting ready for the vast crop OF frurt n
prospect. II nov mas facillsies f1r can
ming fifty tons on fruit per day and wil
haye 10 enlarge shortly TO grcatsl
s,apacity and employ about 400 persons
in ali It's branches.